The Republican National Committee today confirmed the criteria for presidential candidates to qualify for their first primary debate, which will take place in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Wednesday August 23.
Alongside the standard requirements of being eligible to run and a declared candidate with the appropriate FEC paperwork filed, to make the cut, a candidate must:
- poll at least 1 percent in three national polls OR 1 percent in two national polls and 1 percent in one early-voting state poll (Iowa, Nevada, New Hampshire, South Carolina) recognized by the RNC
- meet the polling requirement no later than forty-eight hours prior to the first debate...
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